HACK FOR SECURITY

Is it ethical to hack a computer system just to learn how to counter illegal hacking?

            In my own opinion, I agree that it is ethical. Nowadays, the enormous development of Internet has gotten many valuable stuffs like the email, google, netizen hubs, social networking, easy access to vast information and many more. In connection, with the technological advances in our recent scenario, there is also disadvantage with this which is the criminal hackers who will secretly “steal” a group’s information and transmit it to the open and exposed internet. Consequently, to overcome from this very alarming issue, it is very practical to knowing how to prevail this kind of illegal actions. And as far as I know, the best tool to lessen this illegal hacking of computer system is to have the knowledge and understanding on how to hack these systems. For me, it is a way of plugging-up internet and data security holes. It is only “ethical” for me if it follows a working strategy with high professional morals and principles without harming or affecting anyone which has the ultimate goal of helping and protecting the privacy of any individuals. And with this, if we already know how to hack a system, we can now help others who were oppressed by illegal hacking by retrieving what were lost from them and help them in assessing to secure and protect their systems. In this way, it is more than ethical because you are helping others. And if we have the skills to counter illegal hacking, we can now lessen the illegal hackers to be able to attack a system or get access to certain information because they are already warned that there is somebody who knows how to hack systems in the same way. Thus, information technology environment risks are reduced.